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Media Awareness Project Drug Newsen-usThu, 24 May 2018 10:53:58 -0700Wed, 23 May 2018 17:10:01 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssModperleditor@mapinc.org (MAP Editor)webmaster@mapinc.org (MAP Webmaster)CN ON: Motherisk Panel Calls For Sweeping Changehttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n072/a04.html
Toronto Star, 27 Feb 2018 - Recommendations too late for many families 'broken apart' by flawed drug and alcohol tests The Ontario Motherisk Commission's two-year effort to repair the damage to families ripped apart by flawed drug and alcohol testing has produced sweeping recommendations aimed at preventing a similar tragedy, but in only a handful of cases has it reunited parents with their lost children. Tue, 27 Feb 2018 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n072/a04.htmlUS MA: New Mothers Overcoming Addiction Face A World Of Obstacleshttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n037/a07.html
Boston Globe, 28 Jan 2018 - Dajia Brown cares for Brooklyn at their Somerville home. She credits a Boston Medical Center program for her progress. Last June, Dajia Brown embarked on a dangerous phase of life - so dangerous that many in her situation do not survive. Sun, 28 Jan 2018 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n037/a07.htmlUS IL: AG: Girl Can Use Medical Marijuana At Schoolhttp://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180112/news/301129844/
Daily Herald, 12 Jan 2018 - CHICAGO -- The Latest on lawsuit to allow 11-year-old to receive marijuana treatment while at school. The Illinois attorney general's office has told a federal court it will allow a suburban Chicago school district to administer medical marijuana to an 11-year-old leukemia patient to treat her for seizure disorders. Fri, 12 Jan 2018 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180112/news/301129844/CN ON: For Many Parents, Motherisk Was A Formidable Foe In The Courtshttp://projects.thestar.com/motherisk/part-3/
Toronto Star, 22 Oct 2017 - Analysis of 50 cases sheds light on how people often suffering from poverty or other disadvantages were tarred by test results indicating that they were drinkers or drug users In an Elliot Lake, Ont., courtroom in 2011, a woman fighting for custody of her step-grandchild tried to convince the judge that Motherisk's results were bogus. Sun, 22 Oct 2017 07:00:00 GMThttp://projects.thestar.com/motherisk/part-3/CN ON: Lawyers Spar Over Motherisk Class-Actionhttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n349/a08.html
Toronto Star, 13 Oct 2017 - Lawsuit's fate rests on judge, whose verdict could set off years of legal wrangling Motherisk's flawed hair-strand tests tainted thousands of child protection cases across Canada, but was every parent who tested positive for drugs or alcohol potentially harmed in some way? How much is that harm is worth? And what's the best way to determine who should pay? Fri, 13 Oct 2017 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n349/a08.htmlCN AB: Mothers Advocating For Drug Addiction Awarenesshttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n262/a02.html
Airdrie City View, 10 Aug 2017 - Two local mothers are bringing awareness to the rippling effect drugs leave on families by sharing the stories of their own children enveloped in the throes of addiction. Opening a public discussion about drug addiction is how mothers Shawna Taylor of Airdrie and Christina Sackett of Crossfield first connected. Thu, 10 Aug 2017 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n262/a02.htmlUS: OPED: The Female Victims Of The War On Drugshttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n000/a021.html
New York Times, 23 Jul 2017 - As debate raged around health care and Russia-gate last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions quietly held a "national summit" of law enforcement representatives to discuss the future of policing. Vice President Mike Pence predicted that the summit, which was largely held behind closed doors, would "impact this country for years to come." Its purpose was to influence the recommendations - due out next week - of the Department of Justice Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, created in response to one of President Trump's executive orders. Drugs featured prominently on the agenda. Sun, 23 Jul 2017 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n000/a021.htmlUS MI: Audit: Women's Prison Not Conducting Searches For Contrabandhttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n229/a03.html
Detroit Free Press, 13 Jul 2017 - Auditors uncovered what a prison spokesman called "terrible" and "unacceptable" failures to conduct contraband searches of inmates, cells and staff. The Michigan Department of Corrections said Thursday it may take disciplinary action after auditors uncovered what a prison spokesman called "terrible" and "unacceptable" failures to conduct contraband searches of inmates, cells and staff at a women's prison. Thu, 13 Jul 2017 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n229/a03.htmlUS OH: Woman Selling Marijuana, Illegal Mushrooms For 'Spiritualhttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n219/a05.html
The Blade, 07 Jul 2017 - Deb Sheamer and other friends of Charmaine Bassett protest her arrest and detention outside of the Lucas County Courthouse on June 21. Friends of Charmaine Bassett protest her arrest and detention outside of the Lucas County Courthouse on June 21. Fri, 07 Jul 2017 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v17/n219/a05.html